Sanchez to be Jets starting QB, report says

Mark Sanchez, the Jets' top pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, will be the starting quarterback for first-year coach Rex Ryan when the season starts in Houston on Sept. 13. (Rich Kane/Staten Island Advance)

Two pre-season games are in the books, and first-year Jets coach Rex Ryan has seen enough. Ryan reportedly informed rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez that he will be the starting quarterback when the team opens the regular season on Sept. 13 in Houston.

Sanchez beat out fourth-year pro Kellen Clemens for the job.

According to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Sanchez has impressed the team since pre-draft workouts -- they moved up to take him fifth overall -- and has continued to improve in the pre-season.

From Glazer:

The team has been impressed with his command of the huddle and the offense. Sources say the team has been impressed with how much he has not looked like a rookie.

In two games Sanchez has completed 6-of-12 passes for 131 yards with a TD and an interception, both of which came in the Monday night loss to Ryan's old team, the Baltimore Ravens.

Clemens, who is in his fourth year, has completed 9-of-14 passes for 84 yards with a TD and pick.